The Thunder Woman & Extraordinary Mythos Characters and Setting

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Guess who's back? Back again? BS is back! Tell a friend!

So after a considerable hiatus from the old thread involving a lot of lurking around and quietly observing things, I have returned! I have actually been itching to return for quite some time to try my hand at making builds and sharing characters from my "Extraordinary Mythos" setting, but a few things have held me back until recently. Part of that was a search for an alternative system to Mutants & Masterminds, borne out of a combination of distaste for Green Ronin due to past events and quibbles I have with MnM on some bits. But I could not find a system that quite fit my personal taste when it comes to character building, and I have been through A LOT of them. There's lots of superhero RPGs out there that are very good and have great individual ideas and mechanics, but nothing that as a whole gelled with me like MnM has. I've even toyed with notions of my own system, but have learned that such an endeavor might be beyond my own individual ability. So here we are, back to MnM. But starting over with a brand new thread instead of reviving the old one. Beginning anew, with lessons learned and what not.

Some notes: firstly, I'm going to try and be a bit more simplistic and streamlined with some of this stuff. So character bios will be shorter, complications will not be spelled out except when needed, etc. I will also be posting at a rate of one character/build a week, so updates to this thread will be much slower and more methodical than before. It may end up being even slower than that, but regardless there will be no daily/every other day postings of builds. This is all to avoid burnout or anything like what me to stop updating the old thread. Slow and steady wins the race and all that.

Finally, this will be a combined builds and setting thread, to keep things simple and easily accessible in one single thread. And I may share characters without including a build initially. So it's gonna be all kinds of weird and interesting around here.

Index:
Thunder Woman, Supporting Cast, and Allies
Thunder Woman Villains
Extraordinary Mythos Heroes
Extraordinary Mythos Villains
Extraordinary Mythos History, Organizations, People, Places & Things of Interest

I'm sticking to MnM 3E for building these characters, though I borrow a few things from Jabroniville in how he builds his characters, so if you see something, chances are I borrowed it from there. Other than that, no real house rules to speak of. Though if any are developed, this post will be updated with that info.

Anyway! I hope you guys all enjoy this thread, and here's to it continuously running uninterrupted for a long time!

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Artwork by Pow Rodrix (lines/inks) and Frederico Pepito Sioc Jr. (colors)



Thunder Woman/Samantha West

Friends
Katrina Becker
David Levoski
Tia Bergman

Family
Philip West
Diana West
Alexander West
Helen West
Nicholas West
Daphne West

Neighborhood
Helena Tatopoulos
Niko Tatopoulos
Gregory Tatopoulos
Dino Stephanopoulos
Francine “Francy” Nell

Olympia Bay University
Dr. Richard Douglas
Dr. Patricia Steele
Connie Benakis
Kyle Johnson
Zoe Sarkin
Jon Chapman
Thomas Shoemaker
Dr. Robert Michaels

Olympia Bay Government and Police
Mayor Jacob Diaz
Dep. Mayor Gale Gordon
Commissioner Robert Werner
Detective Harry Bonhoff
Lt. Anthony Gamble
CSI Patrick Woessner
Officer Maria Ellis
Officer Franklin Moore
Councilman Matthew Kelly

SATRN
Joseph Obermann
Ira McCullough

Misc.
Serena Lewis
Senator Darrin Lane
Dr. Ruth Sanders
Joseph Perez
Agent Lyssa
Agent Mason
Dr. Ruth Sanders
Mike and Tony Castellanos

The Olympian Gods
Zeus
Poseidon
Hades
Persephone
Athena
Ares
Hermes
Aphrodite
Demeter
Hestia
Dionysus

Allies
Adam Asklepiades
Interceptor
Thunder Girl
August Star II
Zharova
Night Stalker IV
Sandstorm
Mazdak
White Wraith
Kelkhemet
Megaton
Lunazon
Captain Meteor
Firebolt
Nerig
Conduit
Pinnacle II


Art by Cody Conyers

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Art by TJ Frias

Olympian Enemies

Hera Basilinna

Herakratites
Lycaon
Thunder Slayer
Deathgrip
Medusione
Baby Neohydra
Arachne

Herathenes
Gorgos
Pyroptes
Amycus

Heratheon
Arion
Cerberus
Enyo
Eris
Eurynome
Helios
Hephaestus
Kephalos
Ophion

Other Hera-related Enemies
The Siderotaur
Telioketeras
Neohydra

Non-Hera Related Olympian Enemies
Ekhidna
Apollo
Artemis
Gaia
The Titans
The Gigantes

The Children of Ares
Deimos
Keris
Phobos



Olympia Bay Organized Crime
Tsarin “The Pakhan”
Alexsei Mikhailov
Cassandra Olga
The Grozny Gang
Atom-Czar
Mandragora

Battle Beauties
Julia Nero
Big Sister
Lady Slab
Dragoness
Silver Belle
The Psi-sters
Master Control

Other
Technomaster

Major Villains and their Underlings or Villain Teams

Miranda Iryn
Jessica Sinclair
Derek Duvall
Martin Clay
Interdictor
The Storm Riders
Downpour
Hurricane
Stormbolt
Thunderfist

Nemo Oudeis
The Four Horsemen
Impresario
Battlemaster
Outbreak
Demise

Dominus
Apextra
General Dulak
Kigant

The Infernal Empress
Legion
Satan
Weezyl ”The Imp”

Helreginn
Ranke

The Mega-Furies
Demolisha
Immensity
Obelisk
Polyphemax

The Goo-Man Guard
Jelly Ann
Taffyman
King Gelato
Ballpit
Silly-Stringer

Polymath’s Crew
Polymath
Diamanda
Shadow Mistress

Other Major Enemies
Apotheos
The Enforcer
The Harbinger
Marek al-Dajjal
Monster Woman
Nosophoros
Talleba and Sibrex
Vastatrix
Lady Sovereign
Caanan Sauder

Jobbers Minions Hired Guns and Minor Villains
Amplitude
Bill Birch
Curbstomp
Cutthroat
Diskmaster
The Dustman
Metalstorm
Ice King & Ice Queen
Miasma
Raxmis
The Rifleman
Stormbringer
Terawatt

Adversarial Superheroes
Queen
Maximaiden II
Bombshell & Ultrawomyn
Starstriker
Takedown
Shining Paladin


Art by Joe Davis

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Artwork by Don Edwards

Teams:

The Allegiance (WWII Era)
Captain Meteor
Aegis the Shield Maiden
The Night Stalker I
Janus the Overseer
The Eidolon
Minuteman
Street Siren I
The Forever Knight
Liberty Torch I

The Allegiance (Golden Age of Heroism)
Captain Meteor
Aegis the Shield Maiden/Aegis
The Night Stalker II
Defengine
Silver Centurion
Janus the Overseer
The Aquarian
Rapunzel
Street Siren II

The Allegiance (Post-Skarn)
August Star I
Meteorite
Pendragon II
Avengine
Barrage
Kid Creature

The Allegiance (Present Day)
Afterburner
Blacksmith
Dr. Quanta
Harmonika
Megabeast
Silver Centurion


Art by Fish Lee

The Bogatyri
Chernovolk
Cherntucka
Katyusha
Kuznets
Molotok
Polyarnost
Snegurochka
Tayfun
Udarnika
Vlastny the Bear

CENTRI
Jack Warren
Miranda Ellis
Anna Wagner
The Operator
Juan Jose Jimenez
Diana Warren
Agent Mason
Agent Lyssa

The Coalition of Champions
Aegis
Guardian Angel
Nanosec
Power Knight
Stormlord
Uproar

Concorde
Autotron
Delphi
Lynx
Skytower
Tectonique

Federalnyy Strazha (Federal Guard)
Kamengorsk
Molniya
Neuslav
Prizrak
Shturmovik
Spektr
Strashnnysver
Voskhod
Zimasyn
Zarya
Zenit
Zharova

The Fenian Fighters
Berserker
Boudika
Lady Gyre
Megalith
Nightraven
Silverfist

The Fraternity of Philosophic Gentlemen
Algernon Xidorn
Captain Meteor
The Night Stalker I
Doctor Chronos
Agent 355
Professor Moebius

The Golden Dawn
Aeon the Archmage
Alastor Crow
Daniel Delphian
Hellknight
Jane Hellmont
Lighthunter
Madame Blavatsky
Jane Fiddler

The Imperial Knights
Carnacki the Ghost Finder III
Challenger
Eventide
The Hood
Jane Green
Lady Victory
Lionheart
Red Dragon
Swiftsure
Wrought Iron
X-Caliber

Interguard
Andronik
Arrowhead
Bala
Battery
Black Rose
Obsidian
She-Wolf
Stormbreaker
Temujin
Vespa
Zmei

The Magistrate Wardens
Borealis
Captain Maple
Chevaliere
Lodestone
Mermaiden
Seahawk
Snowbeast
Tulukaruk
Volcanika

Maiti Seigi no Senshitai
Arahabaki
Fubuki
Idaten
Kaeruman
Kasai Tenchi
Kurochou Hime
Maryouko Otome
Mizukaze
Murakumo
Umihebi

The Meteor Family
Captain Meteor
Virago
Augusta “Starshine”
Mercury “Meteorite”
Peter “Supernova”
Lilith “Blacksun”
Jor Shu-Gel

The Obermann Brothers
Emmanuel
Jerry
Joseph
Samson

The Peacemakers
Bulwark
Corona
Gryphon
Iron Curtain
Megaton
Ricochet
Silver Bullet
Tigress
Whisper


Art by Cody Conyers

The Pentacle
Aeon the Archmage
Blackstone
The Gatekeeper
The High Priestess
Janus the Overseer

Rising Stars
Belladonna
Eclaire
Intrepid
Jumpstart
Kingfisher
Mandrake
Myriad
Necrogirl
Polarity
Rocksteady

The Solidarity
Alcubierre
Bronipelk
Energia
Jaegerin
Obrisocha
Scorpia Verde
Svallin
Sol Invictus

The Sovereignty
Svetlana Mir
Exemplar
The Fountainhead
The Elemental
Halcyon Sword
Moksha
Professor Moebius
Raincloud
Visionary
Vox Populi
Zeitgeist

The Star Chamber
Cauldron
Continuum
Phylogen
Psion
Renaissance
Solaris
Stronghold


Art by Luis Rivera

The Statesmen (Modern)
Arclight
Black Mamba
Columbia
Detroit Steel
Flagbearer III
G-Force
Hailey Comet
Hummingbird
Marksman II
Redwood
Revere
Sháńdíín
Sister Salem II
Trinity

Super-Heroines of Earth (SHE)
Ellen Wrench
The High Priestess
Jetstream
Justrix
Lady Winter
Massive

The Triad
Landscape
Sylphide
Thunderbolt

The United Statesmen of America Corps
Flagbearer I
Revere
Monument
Freedom Belle
Liberty Torch II
Marksman I
Sister Salem I
Franklin Thunderbolt
Agent 355

Vanguard
Captain Meteor
Evergreen
Gatecrasher
Icestorm
Kilauea
La Gargola


Art by Fish Lee

The Vigil Alliance
Chernorda
Koldun
Lady Midday
Nightingale
Stalkhozyain
Tugarin
Velikisyn


Art by Cody Conyers

Xidorn Foundation
Algernon Xidorn
Emerald
Journeyman
Thomas Silent
Stephanie Gwynn

Solo:
Aeon the Archmage
Arbiton and Konkordia
The Black Cobra
Blackhawk
Blazar and Blitzar
Bombshell
Conduit
Devil King
The Drifter
The Eidolon
Fleximan
Flexigirl
Flexiwoman I
Flexiwoman II
Glamarie and Grimoira
The Golden Agent
Gold Standard
Gunslinger
Iconique
Intensiti
Janus the Overseer
Kelkemet
Marsha Striker
Marduk and Ishtar
Maximaiden I
Maximaiden II
Mazdak
Monsoon
Nightracer
Night Stalker I/II/III/IV
Nimbus
Omega-Knightress
Panopticon
Pinball
Pinnacle I
Pinnacle II
The Plague Doctor
The Public Eye
Queen
Rasputin
Resurrector
The Revenant
Scarlet Fury
Shimmer
Shining Paladin
Showstopper
The Silver Angel
Solsister
Star Sentinel
Starstriker
Stonewall
Takedown
Ultrawomyn
Vendetta
White Crown
White Wraith
Wipeout

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Artwork by Don Edwards


Teams:

The Beastiary
Basilisk
Geryon
Leviathan
Manticore
Rakshasa
Siren

The Black Science Order
Brutus
The Cherufe
Count Balaur
Dr. Thesiger
The Immaterial Man
Patchwork
Revok the Mind Master
Sokar the Eternal
The Vourdalak

Blackguard
Armsmaster
Battalion
Blitzkrieg
Extraction
Frontline
Fusillade
Gallowglass
Mirage
Monitor
Nor'easter

The Crime Masters
Captain Winter
Dementia
Doctor Spider
Game Master
Guillotine
The Homunculus
Hyperdrive

Crime Masters International
The Atomizer
Bladequeen
Blindfold
Chindi
The Crimson Claw
Deathstorm
The Delusionist
Discord
Distortion
Doctor Oculus
Doctor Plague
Écorcheur
Fleshtwister
Grimace
Headhunter
The Hearse
The Id
Intruder
Judge Mental
Killer Bee
King Kraken
The Kongregate
Lonewolf
Maelstrom
Megalodon
Midas
Mindbomb
Psychotron
Rubber Bandit
Shockwave
Siege Engine
Stellarator
Sunstone
Ultraviolet
White Giant
White Noise
The Wicked Entertainer

The Crusaders
Syriza
Pachacutiq
Intifada
Fimbulvetr
Fireblood

Dammerung
The All-Father
Donnar
Loki
Skadi

The Deathwalkers
Abattoir
Bodybag
Charnel
Gravestone
Mortis Rex
Mortuna

The Dark Allegiance
August Star I
Decimator
Hybridd
Lady Nemesis
Nightreaper
Shinobi-X
Wytch

The Demolishers
Blowtorch
Cementer
Earthmover
The Foreman
Jackhammer
Smokestack
Wrecking Ball

Earthfury
Aftershock
Count Vesuvius
Sister Twister
Tidalwave
Wildfire

Forces of Eschaton
Eschaton
Dr. Feelgood
Dr. Love
The Shadow Priest
Mirth the Meek
Mother Mercy
Skorpus
Todenkoff
The Dictatron
Niles Drucker
Captain Hannibal Barbarossa

The Four Horsemen
Impresario
Battlemaster
Outbreak
Demise

Genyosha
Kurouzu
Rasen

The Immaculate Court
Dominik Kaiser
Robert Vane
The Mistress
Sinister & Dexter
Lord Chimera
Malphas

The Inquisition
Grand Inquisitor Magnus Mortarion
Venator
Crucifer
Purgator
Proeliator

The Malcontents
Atrophi
Blaze
Cerebrus
Coldheart
Heavyweight
Kid Bane

The Overlords
The Archon
Bres the Beautiful
Death Machine
The Kharyon Queen
Nemesis
Pravus
Sirokos
The Purifier

Overthrow
Biohazard
The Demoniac
Lady Oudine
Quagmira
Tyrannosaur
Xerxes

The Seven Sinners
Ambrosia
The Devourer
Glory
The Lamprey
Malice
Onslaught
Slowdown

The Sisterhood of Blood
The Widowmaker

The Spider Kingdom
Bolas
Daddy Longlegs
Funnel-Web
Huntsman
Orbweaver
Recluse
Tarantula
Wolfspider

The Strikebackers
Acid Reign
Bobby Burns
The Highwayman
The Horde
Lotus
Pitch Black
Ripper
The Scourge
Wickerman

The Tarot
The All-Father (see Dammerung)
Amelia Rostek (see Solo Villains)
Apollyon (see Solo Villains)
Balor (see Solo Villains)
Bolvadur (see Solo Villains)
Cronus (see Titan Supremacy)
Dr. Pandora (see Solo Villains)
Grandmaster Xié (see Solo Villains)
Ereshkigal (see Solo Villains)
Helreginn (see Thunder Woman enemies)
Kurouzu (see Genyosha)
Lady Sovereign (see Thunder Woman enemies)
Malek Tsan (see Zahrgiahn Khanate)
Manticore (see The Beastiary)
Mister Gray (see Solo Villains)
Nautilus (see Solo Villains)
The Princess (see Solo Villains)
SODAM (see Solo Villains)
Sokar the Eternal (see Black Science Order)
Star-Queen (see Solo Villains)
The Thaumaturge (see Solo Villains)
Vladimir Drakon (see Solo Villains)
Widowmaker (see Sisterhood of Blood)
Xerxes (see Overthrow)

TIAMAT
Malekha Tanith

The Titan Supremacy
Atlas
Cronus
Gaea
Hyperion
Mnemosyne
Oceanus
Prometheus
Selene
Tethys
Theia
Typhon


Art by Richard Macrae

Zahrgiahn Khanate
Malek Tsan
Soran Viziri
Zahrgiah

Villainous Races
The Space Lords/Imperial Spiral
The Mulbodic Unity
The Skarn
Nephilim
Fomorians
The Kharyon Horde
Angels of Shamayim
Demons of Sheol
The Starry Host
The Behemoths

Solo Villains
Amadeus the Mad Magician
Amelia Rostek
The Annihilator
Apollyon
Aponanov
Az’Dahak
Balor
The Bent Man
Bolvadur
The Burning Priest
Dead Ringer
Doctor Crypt
Doctor Milton Teaberry
Doctor Pandora
Doomstar
Ereshkigal
Ewigglanz
Grandmaster Xié
Harl, The Hunter King
Jagganath
Kingdom
The Kingmaker
Kolchelovek
Koschei the Deathless
Lady Twilight
Lazarus Fell
Loki
Malek Khan
Master Control
Mekhanikus
Metus
Mister Gray
Nautilus
Nashvrag
Negas the Deceiver
Nergal
Orun the Galaxy Lord
Pariah
The Princess
The Revenant
Showtime
Simargl the Shadow Hound
Simon Obermann
SODAM
Star-Queen
Switchblade
Tabula Rasa
The Thaumaturge
The Usurper God
Vladimir Drakon
Zhelezoruka

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Historical Entries:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

Organizations:
The Bratva
The Brotherhood of Tears
CENTRI
Extraordinary Civil Liberties Organization (ECLO)
Extraordinary Regulatory Administration (ERA)
Genyosha
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
The House
Interguard
Majestic
Malthus-Windsor Institute for Extraordinary Studies
Marduk Enterprises
North American Professional Heroes Association (NAPHA)
Olympia Bay University
The Promethean Council for Human Advancement
The Sisterhood of Blood
TIAMAT
Transversal
Xidorn Foundation
Xidorn International Academy for Extraordinary Youth

People:
Ambrose Kanellis
Lord Cornelius Windsor
Dr. Nathan Malthus

Places/Locations:
Olympia Bay
Wallace Island
Zahrgiah

Items, Devices, and Artifacts:
Pandora's Box
The Pentakrates

Races, Pantheons, and Dimensional/Galactic Factions:
Imperial Spiral
Olympians
The Overseers
Perdix
Space Lords
The Starry Host

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All art is by Trent Maduro

THUNDER WOMAN (Samantha West)
PL 11 (309)

STRENGTH 13 STAMINA 13 AGILITY 4
DEXTERITY 2 FIGHTING 9
INTELLECT 4 AWARENESS 2 PRESENCE 3

Skills
Deception 4 (+7)
Expertise: Archeology 8 (+12)
Expertise: History 6 (+10)
Expertise: International Events & Global Affairs 4 (+8)
Expertise: Mythology & Folklore 10 (+14)
Expertise: Theology 6 (+10)
Insight 4 (+6)
Intimidation 4 (+7)
Investigation 4 (+8)
Perception 4 (+6)
Persuasion 4 (+7)
Stealth 2 (+6)

Advantages
All-out Attack, Attractive, Beginner's Luck, Connected, Diehard, Extraordinary Effort, Inspire, Interpose, Languages 3 (Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin), Last Stand, Power Attack, Ranged Attack 6, Taunt, Teamwork, Ultimate Effort (Strength), Withstand Damage

Powers
“Divinely-Empowered Olympian Physiology”
Immunity 11 (Aging, Life Support)
Impervious Toughness 13
Morph 1 (Single Form- Samantha West; Metamorph)
Power-Lifting 5 (6,400 tons)
Regeneration 2

“Weather Control & Electrical Powers”
Immunity 10 (Electrical Effects; Limited - Half Effect)
Flight 9 (1000 mph)
Immunity 10 (Common Descriptor: Weather Effects)
Senses 3 (Detect Weather- Acute, Ranged)
Senses 4 (Precognition, Limited to Weather)

“Elemental Energy Aura” Damage 10 (Reaction 3, Selective, Variable Descriptor - Electrical/Freezing/Thermal)

• Dynamic AE: “Electrical Disruption” Weaken 12 (Affects: Electronics/Electrical Devices, Resisted by Fortitude; Affects Objects Only, Broad, Increased Range, Simultaneous)

• Dynamic AE: “Fog” Concealment 2 (Sight; Cloud Area 4- 120 feet radius sphere, Attack, Selective)

• Dynamic AE: “Ice Generation” Create 11 (2000 cft.; Innate; Permanent)

• Dynamic AE: “Icy Trap” Affliction 12 (1st degree: Hindered and Vulnerable, 2nd degree: Defenseless and Immobilized, Resisted by: Dodge, Overcome by Damage; Cumulative, Extra Condition, Increased Range; Limited Degree)

• Dynamic AE: “Lightning Strike” Damage 12 (Increased Range, Indirect 3)

• Dynamic AE: “Thermal Control” Affliction 11 (1st degree: Fatigued, 2nd degree: Exhausted, 3rd degree: Incapacitated, Resisted by: Fortitude; Cumulative, Increased Range 2, Subtle)

• Dynamic AE: “Thunderblast” Affliction 11 (1st degree: Impaired, 2nd degree: Disabled, 3rd degree: Unaware; Alternate Resistance (Dodge), Perception Area - Vision/Hearing, Cumulative)

• Dynamic AE: “Weather Control” Environment 9 (Cold, Impede Movement 2, Light, Visibility -2, Radius: 1 mile)

• Dynamic AE: “Wind Control” Move Object 11 (50 tons; Shapeable Area 2: 60 cft., Damaging; Concentration)

Offense
Initiative +4
Electrical Disruption, +8 (DC Fort 22)
Elemental Energy Aura, +9 (DC 25)
Fog (DC Dog 12)
Icy Trap, +8 (DC Fort/Will 22)
Lightning Strike, +8 (DC 27)
Thermal Control (DC Fort 21)
Thunderblast (DC Dog/Fort/Will 21)
Wind Control (DC 26)
Unarmed, +9 (DC 28)

Defense
Dodge 9, Parry 9, Fortitude 13, Toughness 13, Will 8

Complications:
Enemies (Massive Rogues Gallery)
Enemy (Councilman Matthew Kelly)
Enemy (Zoe Sarkin & Jon Chapman)
Nemesis (Helreginn)
Nemesis (Hera Basilinna)
Power Loss/Secret Identity- When Thunder Woman reverts to Samantha West, she loses all of her powers and combat advantages, and her abilities reduce down to Str 1, Sta 2, Agl 2, Dex 0, and Pre 1, with corresponding adjustments to skills and defenses.
Relationship- Allies (Robert Werner and Gail Gordon)
Relationship- Allies/Proteges (Thunder Girl and August Star II)
Relationship- Ally/Love Interest (Herakles)
Relationship- Best Friend (Tia Bergman)
Relationships- Flings (Conduit, Firebolt, Mandragora)
Relationship- Former Love Interests (Dr. Patricia Steele & Katrina Becker)
Relationship- Friend/Love Interest (David Levoski)
Relationship- Mentor (Athena)
Relationship- Mentor (Dr. Richard Douglas, PhD.)
Responsibility (Protection)- Samantha’s entire reason for permanently accepting the Dodekatheon’s offer and becoming Thunder Woman is to protect everything around her. With it becoming clear that Hera would not relent in her vendetta against her, Samantha had to embrace the powers given to her in order to protect herself, her livelihood, and her family, friends, coworkers, students, and city.
Responsibility (Weather Control)- Thunder Woman is very sensitive about the way in which her weather control powers affect the environment, both in terms of local destruction and in terms of the long term effect her powers might have upon the global climate that she can’t even remotely predict.
Rivalries (Maximaiden II, Queen)

Power Points
Abilities 100 + Powers 145 + Advantages 23 + Skills 30 (60 ranks) + Defenses 11 = 309


Character illustrations by Bil Cassonato

Samantha West is a graduate student and research assistant pursuing her doctorate at Olympia Bay University, with the goal of becoming an archeologist. One day while studying for her degree she discovered a previously unknown temple in Greece, leading to an expedition to uncover and explore this new location. However, during exploration of the hidden site, an attack by mysterious intruders forced Samantha and the expedition to flee further in and inadvertently activate a magical device that transported them to the dimensional home of the Olympian gods of ancient Greece.

They arrived just in time to become embroiled in an attempt by the Olympian god-queen Hera to use the Gigantes to overthrow the other Olympians and replace them with a new pantheon of gods under her rule. However, Hera’s plan was thwarted when, in desperation, Samantha consumed the source of the Olympians’ divine power and intervened, turning the tide and defeating the Gigantes. In gratitude for her efforts in saving them, the Olympians allowed Samantha to retain her newly acquired divine powers, and even bestowed these powers in a separate body, giving her the choice to use them or continue to live her life as a normal human.

At first Samantha had no intention of using these powers and chose to continue living as usual. However, Hera, hellbent on revenge, pursued Samantha back to Earth, forcing the graduate student to use her alternate divinely empowered form to protect herself and everything dear to her from the mad god-queen’s vengeance, becoming Thunder Woman in the process.

Following her initial defeat of Hera and the mad god-queen’s forces, Samantha initially tried to hang up the heroic identity, but was drawn back in by the schemes of individuals such as Apotheos and the Infernal Empress, who both had a greater understanding of the value of Samantha’s powers and desired to use her as part of their ancient plans connected to the Olympian gods and other cosmic forces of reality. After this and other attempts at revenge by Hera, Samantha realized that she could not stop becoming Thunder Woman and expect the world to simply accept it and leave her alone. Dipping her toes into the world of superheroes, Thunder Woman initially took on Olympia Bay’s organized criminal elements, including the Bratva and the mysterious mad scientist Helreginn, and along the way met various other superheroes both local to her city and from around the world. Since then her life as a superhero has ballooned, and Samantha continues to struggle balancing her desires and career goals with the responsibility of her power and having an established superhero persona well known across the world, and resolving this essential conflict will be key to how she continues forward into the future.

[MarvelLion]

I'm glad to see you back here!
I love the characters you posted before, and I loved your original thread, and it sounds like you have some cool ideas for this one. Looking forward to seeing how it all turns out!

[bsdigitalq]

Thanks dude! Hopefully everyone will be patient will the slower, more deliberate posting schedule here.

[catsi563]

welcome back =^_^=m

[Jabroniville]

HOORAY!! Your thread is back! I'm glad my peer pressure was able to work on you- though I hadn't asked in ages, lol.

I hear you on the system- whatever GR has done, Steve Kenson compiled the PERFECT superhero creation system, save for a few issues (what are your issues with it, anyhow?).

Thunder Woman really stands out in the "Hall of OCs" community I find on DA- the most unique looking costume and concept of the bunch (a lot of whom, to be honest, look like palette swaps of established characters). And Sam West is just the CUTEST- I adore her even more than TW, haha.

I'm surprised looking at her powers, actually- an Ice Snare? Ice Generation? I've never seen those in any of the art, and wasn't expecting to see that as a core concept!

Overall, it's interesting how she has IMMENSE raw power, but is still "only" PL 11- her final points cost pushes into the Superman/Thor tier of mega-powerhouses, implying a lot of versatility. That top-tier "Aura" ability (I didn't realize she could just walk around and use that all the time) probably helps make her super-expensive.

[bsdigitalq]

First, thanks all for the welcome backs.

HOORAY!! Your thread is back! I'm glad my peer pressure was able to work on you- though I hadn't asked in ages, lol.

Didn't need to, one of those old early prods was enough. Just takes time for me to act on it.

I hear you on the system- whatever GR has done, Steve Kenson compiled the PERFECT superhero creation system, save for a few issues (what are your issues with it, anyhow?).

I'd say some of it is the complexity of referencing numerous stat values, especially with larger, more detailed character sheets...and yet, I prefer this sort of layout over the rather simple blocks that ICONs or MEGS uses. Also, I'm not a terribly big fan of the combat system; in my quest through the numerous superhero RPGs out there, I found I like Prowlers & Paragons the most in that regard, and though not a supers RPG, Feng Shui's combat system appealed to me. I wouldn't mind taking Feng Shui and rejiggering it for superhero stuff. I also liked the APs from MEGS and the color-coded charts from FASERIP. But in general, I've found the vast majority of supers RPGs really don't reflect superhero combat as I've seen in the comics and cartoons, and Steve Kenson's own blog posts examining episodes from Justice League and Avengers: EMH settled that for me.

From a character design perspective, MnM is basically almost perfect to me, but I wouldn't mind a slightly less crunchy, more streamlined version of it.

Thunder Woman really stands out in the "Hall of OCs" community I find on DA- the most unique looking costume and concept of the bunch (a lot of whom, to be honest, look like palette swaps of established characters). And Sam West is just the CUTEST- I adore her even more than TW, haha.

Thanks! Though TW's design was mainly my own creation, it's really thanks to guys like Trent and Danilo that she's really come alive the way she has.

I'm surprised looking at her powers, actually- an Ice Snare? Ice Generation? I've never seen those in any of the art, and wasn't expecting to see that as a core concept!

There's a lot about TW that has yet to be shown about her, and the ice/wintry portions of her abilities are one of those. Granted, they are some of her lesser powers, but I see her using them frequently enough that I can't consider them to be pure stunts.

Overall, it's interesting how she has IMMENSE raw power, but is still "only" PL 11- her final points cost pushes into the Superman/Thor tier of mega-powerhouses, implying a lot of versatility. That top-tier "Aura" ability (I didn't realize she could just walk around and use that all the time) probably helps make her super-expensive.

This build represents to me a fairly experienced TW from about midway through her timeline, where she has picked up enough experience to have a wide variety of applications for her weather-based powers. I may do some builds in order to represent her at various stages of her superheroic career, much like Invincible.

[Tattooedman]

Very interesting to read, I'm looking forward to "seeing the numbers" for a lot of these characters I've been reading about on DeviantArt.

[bsdigitalq]

Very interesting to read, I'm looking forward to "seeing the numbers" for a lot of these characters I've been reading about on DeviantArt.

Thanks dude, appreciate it.

For some, this'll be my first time really figuring out some of the powers of these characters and what they can do exactly, and at what level, so it'll be a fun journey of discovery for me too.